Akane smiled brightly when she opened the door. "Shampoo! Hownice to see you again!"

Shampoo smiled back and embraced the other girl. "Nihao, Akane!How have you been?"

Akane hugged the Amazon tightly, then stepped back, stillsmiling. "How long has it been? Three years?"

Shampoo nodded. "Three years, since we all decide to settleproblems and go our seperate ways."

Akane sobered at that thought. It had been a long time sincethen. Against all odds, the girls and guys had gotten together anddecided not to fight anymore. They had more or less become tired of thegames and the chasing and the deceptions. They agreed to let peoplemarry who they wanted, and then go there seperate ways.

In effect, they all grew up.

"Well, why don't you come in?" Akane offered.

"Thank you!" Shampoo stepped inside and removed her shoes,remembering how in the past she'd would have just barged right in,making her own door.

"He be here later," the Amazon replied as Akane led her to theliving room. "This house yours now?"

Akane nodded. "Yep, I finally inherited it when I married, andNabiki and Kasumi moved out. Daddy's still here, though."

The two girls sat down on cushions, on opposite sides of thetable. A tea set was already set up, and Akane filled two cups. Justthen, Akane's `husband' came down the hallway in his cursed form, andlooked at the two girls.

P-chan glanced across the table at Mu-Mu-chan, and bothrealized that though they said they'd do anything for the one theyloved, they never thought that would mean giving up their manhood forgood.

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Author's Notes:

My way of dealing with the Lesbianism that seems to permeate Ranma fics,and the ones where Ranma gives up his manhood. Many people get girlcurses or such, and most everyone assumes all the girls are at leastbisexual. Why not bestiality as well?

For those who don't know, Mu-Mu-chan is what they tend to call Mousse'sduck form.